Patents by Inventor Benedict A. Findlay

Benedict A. Findlay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Connection device and protocol
    Patent number: 8805992
    Abstract: A common communications protocol is described among devices in a unified communications network. Native devices receive upstream commands and forward them to downstream devices without interpreting the commands. The native devices reformat commands intended for mapped devices in the unified communications network. The common communications protocol calls for left shifting address fields for transmitted commands until the command arrives at its intended destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M Winter, Benedict A Findlay
  • Conneciton Device and Protocol
    Publication number: 20120005281
    Abstract: A common communications protocol is described among devices in a unified communications network. Native devices receive upstream commands and forward them to downstream devices without interpreting the commands. The native devices reformat commands intended for mapped devices in the unified communications network. The common communications protocol calls for left shifting address fields for transmitted commands until the command arrives at its intended destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: PLANTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard M. Winter, Benedict A. Findlay